Digital Readouts / Linear Encoders for Manually Operated Machine Tools
DocumentationPosition Display Units
Position display units serve to visualize the values measured with linear encoders, length gauges, rotary encoders or angle encoders.
Areas of application include:
- Measuring and inspection equipment
- Dividing apparatuses
- Monitoring of measuring equipment
- Manual machine tools
- Measuring machines
Position displays from HEIDENHAIN are designed to be highly user-friendly.
Typical characteristics are:
- Highly readable, alphanumeric display
- Simple, logically arranged keypad
- Ergonomically designed push-button keys
- Splash-protected front panel
- Sturdy die-cast housing
- Conversational user guidance with help and graphic functions
- User-friendly functions for easier operation of manual machines and equipment
- Reference mark evaluation for distancecoded and single reference marks
- Problem-free installation, maintenancefree operation
- Fast payback with economical use
Digital readouts for metrological applications
Digital readouts for metrological applications offer numerous functions for measured data acquisition and statistical evaluation of measured values.
TOOL-CHEK is a digital readout with special features for use on tool presetters.
QUADRA-CHEK digital readouts for profile projectors, measuring microscopes, 2-D and video measuring machines as well as CMMs measure points on 2-D contours, depending on the version either automatically or manually by crosshairs, by optical edge detection or by video camera with real-time display of the live image and integrated image processing. For 3-D contours, such as planes, cylinders, cones and spheres, the measurement points are saved by probing with a touch probe.
In the optional CNC version, they also operate as full-fl edged controls for axis positioning and can automatically execute measuring programs.
Digital readouts for manual machine tools
Digital readouts for manual machine tools increase your productivity. You save time, increase the dimensional accuracy of the finished workpiece and enjoy userfriendly operation. It plays no role whether you have equipped a new or used machine with a digital readout. HEIDENHAIN digital readouts can easily be retrofi tted to any model of machine or type of equipment, whatever the application and number of displayed axes. Practice-oriented functions and cycles are available for various applications. The distance-to-go display feature with graphic positioning aid allows you to approach the next nominal position quickly and reliably simply by traversing to a display value of zero. And POSITIP speeds up small-batch production—repetitive machining sequences can be saved as a program.
Precise manufacturing made easy: Together with linear encoders from
HEIDENHAIN, the digital readouts measure the axis movements directly. The
backlash caused by mechanical transfer elements such as lead screws, racks and gears therefore has no influence.